Meanings
noungroundwater (countable and uncountable, plural groundwaters)
plural groundwaters · alternative ground water
- countableuncountableWater that exists beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers.
Research has shown bone apatite to undergo chemical exchange with carbonates in either vadose water or groundwater.
2003, B. B. Huckell, C. Vance Haynes, “The Ventana Complex: New Dates and New Ideas on Its Place in Early Holocene Western Prehistory”, in American Antiquity, volume 68, number 2, page 3571 more example
The pH in water of the hillside soils varied between 3.1 and 6.1 with a mean of 4.2. The pattern of pH variation is complex and does not clearly relate either to cultivation or occupation. The most consistent, though weak, correlation appears to be between higher pH and flushes or bogs, which indicates that the local groundwaters are comparatively basic.
1995, Olwyn Owen, Christopher Lowe, Kebister: The Four-thousand-year-old Story, page 45
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*gʰrem-
- Proto-Germanic*grunduz
- Proto-West Germanic*grundu
- Old Englishgrund
- Middle Englishground
- Englishground
- Proto-Indo-European*wed-
- Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
- Proto-Germanic*watōr
- Proto-West Germanic*watar
- Old Englishwæter
- Middle Englishwater
- Englishwater
- Englishgroundwater
Translations
Afrikaans grondwater
- grondwaterWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Arabic مِيَاه جَوْفِيَّة
- مِيَاه جَوْفِيَّة (miyāh jawfiyya)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Basque lurpeko ura
- lurpeko uraWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Bulgarian подпочвена вода
- подпочвена вода (podpočvena voda)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Catalan aigua subterrània
- aigua subterràniaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Chinese Cantonese 地下水
- 地下水 (dei⁶ haa⁶ seoi²)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Chinese Mandarin 地下水
- 地下水 (dìxiàshuǐ)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Czech podzemní voda
- podzemní vodaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Dutch grondwater
- grondwaterWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Estonian põhjavesi
- põhjavesiWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Finnish pohjavesi
- pohjavesiWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
French eau souterraine
- eau souterraineWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
German Grundwasser
- GrundwasserWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Greek εδαφικό νερό
- εδαφικό νερό (edafikó neró)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Hindi भूजल
- भूजल (bhūjal)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Indonesian air tanah
- air tanahWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Irish screamhuisce
- screamhuisceWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Italian acqua freatica, falda acquifera
- acqua freaticaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- falda acquiferaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Japanese 地下水
- 地下水 (chikasui)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Korean 지하수
- 지하수 (jihasu)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Malay air tanah, air bawah tanah
- air tanahWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- air bawah tanahWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- air bumiWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Māori wainuku
- wainukuWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Norwegian Bokmål grunnvann, grunnvatn
- grunnvannWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- grunnvatnWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Polish woda gruntowa
- woda gruntowaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Portuguese água subterrânea, água de poço
- água subterrâneaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- água de poçoWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- água de poçosWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Romanian apă subterană, apă freatică
- apă subteranăWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- apă freaticăWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Russian подзе́мные во́ды, грунто́вая вода́
- подзе́мные во́ды (podzémnyje vódy)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
- грунто́вая вода́ (gruntóvaja vodá)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Slovak podzemná voda
- podzemná vodaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Spanish agua subterránea
- agua subterráneaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Swedish grundvatten
- grundvattenWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Tagalog tubig-lupa
- tubig-lupaWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Thai น้ำบาดาล
- น้ำบาดาล (náam-baa-daan)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Turkish yeraltı suyu
- yeraltı suyuWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Ukrainian підземні води
- підземні води (pidzemni vody)Water existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Vietnamese nước ngầm
- nước ngầmWater existing beneath the earth's surface in underground streams and aquifers
Cite this entry
APA
groundwater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundwater
MLA
“groundwater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundwater. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “groundwater,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/groundwater.
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